Viva South Sound
Play bingo with those not just killing time before the Grim Reaper calls their number. Every Wednesday at The New Frontier, bingo players are treated to a rather boisterous evening of number-calling. The music rocks, the prizes are craptastic and there's something very satisfying about yelling "It's
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It might be hard for me to judge Sam Russell objectively (like I do with all other music, clearly) because he just hits such a sweet spot for me. His laconic baritone immediately brings to mind the National's Matt Berninger, but the swooning country that surrounds his voice suddenly calls
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Wes Sp8 (aka Wes Speight, natch) strikes me as a ravenous consumer of pop music. Though he nonchalantly identifies himself as a singer-songwriter, he seems eager to experiment with just what the term means. From song to song, he tests out different personas of the classic singer-songwriter - whether showing
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With a rotating cast of contributors and performers over the past seven years, the core of Champagne Sunday is the creative brain of Jessi and Jared Fredeen. Jessi's huge, soulful vocals could star on Broadway, on tour with Garbage or in your church choir. Her voice - which draws comparison
Food Matters
WINTER WINE CRAWL We've established that some of the finest fundraisers revolve around libations. You get the warm and fuzzies for good deeds done and the booze. Northwest Mountain Winery (2825 Marvin Road NE, Olympia) will host a Cheers for Children Winter Wine Crawl noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. For
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After six long years of closure due to safety issues, the Murray Morgan Bridge will see the dawn of a new era beginning at noon Friday, Feb. 1. The bridge will reopen not only to car traffic, but new pedestrian walkways will allow walkabouts over the Thea Foss Waterway. But to
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Are you ready for some football?! Super Bowl is Sunday, and the Weekly Volcano has to confess to feeling a tad bipolar about the whole thing: glad to see the 49ers in it again, but also bored to distraction at the thought of subjecting ourselves to a four-hour advertising blitz interrupted
Viva South Sound
The Engine House No. 9 is housed in a firehouse built in 1907 and still retains some of original firefighting artifacts. Purchased by the X Group, the force behind Asado and Masa, there's new excitement with better food, a whiskey bar, more craft beer from
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The Weekly Volcano strives to give you solid advice, a plethora of awesome entertainment suggestions and alerts to cool new opportunities. It's our life mission. Because we have dined at every restaurant in the South Sound, we know the best tables. Therefore, it's always a race at the Weekly Volcano
Stage
I read Liz Duffy Adams' script Or, (the comma is part of the show title) a few months ago, when I admired rather than enjoyed it. I couldn't visualize all its chaotic comings and goings. As with any sex farce, it turns out Or, has to be seen to be
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I read Liz Duffy Adams' script Or, (the comma is part of the show title) a few months ago, when I admired rather than enjoyed it. I couldn't visualize all its chaotic comings and goings. As with any sex farce, it turns out Or, has to be
SouthSoundland
How do I love others the way I love my dog? How do I know if the relationship is working? What are some tips for being more patient with my partner and everyone else? How can we sort out raising a child with two religions? How can I tell if
Music
Spindly guitar pricks open up History Speaks, the debut LP from Seattle's Deep Sea Diver. Soon, they're joined by thudding drums, a plaintive voice and, eventually, the kind of lush, full instrumentation that personifies Deep Sea Diver. The voice belongs to Jessica Dobson, a long-time musical entity in these parts. Deep
Music
>>> Friday, Feb. 1 SAM RUSSELL It might be hard for me to judge Sam Russell objectively (like I do with all other music, clearly) because he just hits such a sweet spot for me. His laconic baritone immediately brings to mind the National's Matt Berninger, but the swooning country that surrounds
Arts
You know that awesome Australian accent you bust out when barbecuing shrimp in front of friends. Now would be a good time to read with that accent in your head. Australian Circus Oz is kicking off its. ... I'm serious, turn on the accent. Australian Circus Oz is kicking off its
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At a time when people felt helpless, a single tweet gave hope. As JBLM Army spouse Holly Bennett heard the news of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, the tears flowed. She cried for the 20 children between 6 and 7 years
Stage
The latest show at Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, is a fascinating installation that may prove difficult to describe. I'll do my best while suggesting that you see for yourself. It is called K?kai, and it is a collaborative project between digital media artist Robert Campbell and ceramic sculptor Yuki
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The 7th Infantry Division hosted its first Weapons, Ammunition and Devices Symposium January 24 and 25, at various locations on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The first days of the symposium featured speakers and displays, while the second day afforded Soldiers a chance for more hands-on training at
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After receiving a combat medical badge and a purple heart, Spc. Heidi Olson, a health care specialist assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, told reporters, "I've earned the right to be referred to as a combat medic," a job title formerly held by only males in
